How to prevent electrical hazard in your home?

Tips on prevent electrical hazard

To make sure there are no electrical hazards happen in your house, you have to make sure and check out few things around your house. Electrical appliances like bulbs, extension cord, adaptor, receptacles and any electrical cable may cause fire.

Tip #1
Do not run extension cord across doorways, under carpets or on the floor without covered. Consider having additional circuits or outlets added by a qualified electrician. Use extension cords only for temporary situation.

Tips #2
Replace any receptacles that are broken, if they do not hold a plug securely, hot to touch, sparks, or makes a noise when you inset or remove a plug. Also replace frayed wires.

Tips #3
Replace any or all faceplates that may be cracked or damaged so you dont accidentally touch a plug to a live portion of the receptacle when plugging your appliance in. Only use multi-plug adapters for a short period of time. Make sure all three slots receptacles have a ground wire available.

Tips #4
Light bulbs can get very hot. Make sure nothing that can burn is close to the bulb. The halogen type light bulbs get very hot and could ignite any combustible material that is too close. Most light fixtures are labeled to show the wattage of the bulb that can be safely used in that fixture or appliace. Do not use a higher watt than it calls for.

Tips #5
Check all the bulbs in every rooms.

Tips #6
Keep your eyes open for dimming lights every time you turn on an appliance. It could mean the circuit may be overloaded or have a loose connection.

Tips #7
If your circuit breakers or fuse keeps tripping it may be an important sign that you have a problem.

Tips #8
If an electrical fire starts at a wall outlet, pull the plug or turn off the main switch.

Ref : The Star